A low-floor 7-section tram by the Chinese CRRC with traction from supercapacitors has been put into operation in Kunming, China.

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The car was presented last autumn, it will provide transportation between the city and the airport. The recuperation system is said to allow 85% of the braking energy to be used.

Новые трамваи

Low-floor trams ForCity Artic began to run in Tampere, Finland – they are produced at the Transtech plant, which has been part of the Czech Skoda Transportation since 2015.

The first cars were delivered to the city last summer. Under the climatic conditions of Finland, floor heating, double glazing and other solutions are provided.

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Ukrainian “Tatra-Yug” delivered its first low-floor tram K1T306 to Kyiv. Previously, the tram was tested and certified in Dnipro. The contract with the capital of Ukraine provides for the supply of 20 three-section vehicles, informs Railway Supply magazine.

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